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is this a reasonable cost to tile some things?
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Date: September 2nd, 2025 11:02 PM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) 3 bathrooms: one large master, one small 5x8 with a shower, and one medium sized bathroom with a tub; and one laundry room
Flooring and shower walls, mostly. Niches. Master has tile wainscotting that wraps around the room. A few small spaces for a backsplash.
$25,700. This is just for labor, no materials except rough materials and grout.
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Date: September 2nd, 2025 11:03 PM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) I've used these guys before and they are 1800000, we get compliments on their work all the time. They aren't just slapping shit on the wall.
I'm thinking of countering at 24k.
Only other quote was 23,800 but that included demolition (~3k value) and hotmop. So more like 20k. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2025 11:10 PM Author: Bob Rooney tell your wife to stfu and ignore it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232420) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2025 11:15 PM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) CR. in her defense these are original 50 yo bathrooms, could really use a refresh. she is fine to do only the small 5x8 and laundry which are downstairs, but considering that all of the legwork for these falls 100% on me (she is not design inclined at all) i'd rather get it over with, and of course there are some savings with consolidation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232433) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 1:49 AM Author: Drunkard Vintage bathrooms are all the rage. There is a place out there that specializes in restoring them. Pasadena Architectural Salvage I think should be able to connect you to a tile restoration guy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232618) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 11:47 AM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) 70s house, it's not vintage in a good way, believe me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49233453) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 2:08 AM Author: No pants Mance Sounds high but tile sucks balls. Especially in old restorations. I'd get 3 quotes minimum. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232643) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 11:50 AM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) yeah, i'll get one more quote. i just really like these guys. they are solid. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49233476) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 2:31 AM Author: Josh_Allen We’re in CA, too, and just redid our master bath. That sounds a little high tbh but I’m not shocked by it. Where you and we live, you’re lucky to get someone to even do such a “small” job when 10% of the houses in our neighborhoods are having major work done at any point in time.
Think about whether you want to do anything else as long as you’ll have strangers in your house for a month. Get a fancy new toilet from Costco, etc.
If you or your wife speak a non-English language and you’re comfortable having those people do your work, you can probably pay like half of this estimate.
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 11:51 AM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) it's the whole nine yards brother. all this will run about 6 figures. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49233480) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 2:35 AM Author: lunch thoughts describe the new tiles (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232683) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 11:54 AM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) we have some exposed brickwork in our house so going with a terracotta feel for the downstairs flooring. light blue tile for the walls. custom vanities.
upstairs using the same tan tile but in a herringbone pattern for one of the bathrooms. the master will have mosaic beige travertine stone tile for the floor, and 2x10s in a vertical pattern on the walls. |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 4:06 AM Author: Diamond Dallas Trump No, $100ish / square foot LABOR ONLY is not a reasonable cost to tile a bathroom lmao. And lmao that you're thinkinf of "countering" at $24k you dumb pajeet goy. This is one of those quotes where they overbid by 2-3x because they don't want the work or think you are an easy mark.
Around here that would be $5k-10k. Low end if you know what you are doing and hardball your labor and are comfortable being your own quality control. High end to just hire a GC and not worry about it.
If I were getting quotes in the mid 20's, I would probably do it all myself. And depending on a number of factors, I might even consider tiling over the existing tile. |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 4:18 AM Author: Josh_Allen This is expensive coastal CA full of rich but helpless immigrants and we get jobbed for every single thing. It’s incredibly upsetting particularly for those of us who grew up elsewhere and know that it’s not right. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232763) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 4:24 AM Author: Terry Bollea Did Nothing Wrong (TDNW) sure but also lol @ OP degrading himself by “countering” to save $1k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49232767) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 11:50 AM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) ddt tp as usual with his retarded takes. did you pull the $100/sq ft out of your ass along with TDNW's cum? try triple the square footage, it's in the neighborhood of 800 sq ft of tile. floor to ceiling tile in the showers, all the floors, the wainscotting, etc.
ljl @ doing it yourself. shitty tile work is an easy prole tell... also LMAO at tiling over existing tile, good lord you are retarded. |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 12:59 PM Author: Diamond Dallas Trump ok, go pay the guy $25k because you can't figure out how to lay a few tiles lmao
what's even more hilarious is that you're in here raving about "prole tells" when the $25k represents a significant portion of your income/net worth. Overleveraging yourself to pay for some shitty tile that will just be dated in 10 years is the ultimate prole tell.
Also, tiling over tile is perfectly fine in showers if the new tile isn't thick/heavy and what's already there is in good structural condition. You just have to scuff sand and prime first. It saves a lot of work from demo and then redoing the waterproofing. Floors save less labor and may have issues with height transitions but if it's on the first floor and the height doesnt cause a problem there's no reason not to do it.
I have to ask man...do you own a good set of tools? Have you even HELD a tool in your lifetime? You seem like a huge pussy and the contractors are going to keep taking advantage of you until you sort that out. What's your next thread? "Electrician wants $750 to rewire burnt outlet. Is this normal?" |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 1:07 PM Author: Paralegal Mohammad (Death, death to the IDF!) Lol. I own a table saw, miter saw, circular saw, jigsaw, router, pretty much every tool you stupid retard. I've built furniture. I can do almost everything, I just don't have the time to do all of it.
Yeah let me stick some shit on and have 2 inch deep shower walls. Shows what a prole moron you are LOL
In any case, considering that another tiler was also at 20k the quote isn't absurd like you claim. Sorry you can't afford to live here, but this is not a 5k job. |
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Date: September 3rd, 2025 1:08 PM Author: gin and eschatonic devastating for libs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5769197&forum_id=2"#49233799) |